Garbage lid securing device

ABSTRACT

This invention provides a means to secure the garbage receptacle lid to the container and have the ability to secure the lid over the garbage receptacle even in the event that the refuse is higher than the upper edge of the opening of the container. It allows for quick detachment when the garbage containers are emptied manually or by automated refuse trucks.

This invention was designed to easily secure lid containers for residential to commercial applications. This invention generally relates to garbage cans and, more particularly, to garbage cans that have removable lids or lids attached by a hinge.

Existing garbage cans take a wide variety of forms, but typically include a cylindrical, rectangular, or conical shape with an attached bottom panel that forms a hollow reservoir on the inside to serve as the receptacle for debris and refuse. The container has an inlet/outlet at or near its upper end for receiving debris and refuse. For safety and health reasons, a lid fits tightly over the opening of the container at the top. This is removed to add or remove refuse from the container. Sometimes during this process the lid is misplaced or lost.

Conventional garbage cans typically are non-expandable and any excess amount of refuse in the garbage container protrudes from the upper opening, making the lid unable to fit onto the container or hold the refuse inside the container. The unsecurable lid could create various forms of unwanted nuisances. The refuse may spill out, animals receive easier access to the refuse, and precipitation can get into the container making it difficult to maneuver due to the water weight introduced to the refuse within the container. There are existing garbage containers with attached lids by means of a hinge system. However, this hinge system is not flexible and cannot be secured in a fixed position to hold in refuse or prevent precipitation from entering the container when not fully closed.

A means of securing a lid to a garbage can that can be secured in any position will improve health and safety, as well as minimize the cost to users by greatly reducing the number of lost and damaged lids to trash receptacles and reduce or minimize lost of time spent collecting refuse that has escaped the garbage can.

This invention can be attached to any size trash lid container to secure the contents from blowing wind. It allows for quick detachment when the garbage containers are emptied manually or by automated refuse trucks. In light of the need for a secured garbage can lid, objects of this inventions was developed to provide a means to secure the garbage receptacle lid to the container and have the ability to secure the lid over the garbage receptacle even in the event that the refuse is higher than the upper edge of the opening of the container.

This invention accomplishes the objectives of preventing lid loss due to negligence, wind, accident, etc. and allows the lid to serve as a top cover to prevent excessive amount of precipitation to enter the garbage receptacle even when the refuse exceeds the confines of the container.

The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention should become even more readily apparent to those skilled in the art of reading the following detailed description in conjunction with the drawings wherein there is shown and described illustrative embodiments of the invention.

This invention is described by appended claims in relation to the description of a preferred embodiment with reference to the following drawings which are described briefly as follows: FIG. 1 is a side view of a garbage receptacle with a lid and the securing device. The predetermine position of the flexible loop strap (10) and the loop system (21) can be fasten to connect to said hook-type fastener (22). FIG. 1A is an exploded side view of attachment of the hook system (22) adhered to the side of the garbage receptacle and the loop system (21) adhered to the flexible loop strap (10).

FIG. 2 is a front view of a garbage receptacle depicting the predetermine position of the built-in-hook (10) that is stitched to the flexible loop strap (10). The adhesive is incorporated on the opposite side of the built-in-hook (10) for a peel-and-stick application.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the flexible loop strap (10) securing the garbage lid (6) to the receptacle (5).

A new and useful garbage receptacle lid securing device having been described, all such modifications, adaptations, substitutions of equivalents, mathematical possibilities of combinations of parts, pluralities of parts, applications and forms thereof as described by the following claims are included in this invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the built-in-hook (10) is stitched to the end of the flexible loop strap (10) and is adhered by adhesive to the predetermine position on the center of the garbage receptacle lid (6). As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the other end of the flexible loop strap (10) has a loop system (21) of a predetermine length. As shown in FIG. 1, a hook-system (22) adhered by adhesive to the front side of the garbage receptacle (5). As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the flexible loop strap (10) with the loop system (21) can be attached to the built-in-hook (10) to prevent from dangling when not in use. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the flexible loop strap (10) with the loop system (21) can be attached to the hook-system (22) when the refuse exceeds the predetermined interior space and the container edges. In FIGS. 1 and 3, the flexible loop strap (10) with the loop system (22) will automatically release from hook-system (22) when the refuse exceeds the predetermined interior space with containers used in automatic trash dumping process. 

1. A combination garbage receptacle and an adjustably secured lid, wherein said garbage receptacle comprises a rigid container with sidewalls and a bottom plate surrounding an interior space, and having an open upper end that is large enough to receive a predetermined size of refuse, and at least one hook-system fastener adhered by adhesive to at least one location on an outer surface of said sidewalls; wherein said adjustably secured lid comprises a rigid top piece with a circumference and a shape to allow for a minimal overlapping of said open upper end of said garbage receptacle, and at least one flexible strap adhered by adhesive to said rigid top piece, wherein said a built-in-hook fastener is stitched to said flexible loop strap at a predetermined position.
 2. A combination garbage receptacle and an adjustably secured lid, wherein said garbage receptacle comprises a rigid container with sidewalls and a bottom plate surrounding an interior space, and having an open upper end that is large enough to receive a predetermined size of refuse, and at least one built-in-hook fastener adhered by adhesive to at least one location on an outer surface of said sidewalls, and at least one built-in-hook fastener adhered by adhesive to at least one location on said adjustably secured lid; wherein said adjustably secured lid comprises a rigid top piece with a circumference and a shape to allow for a minimal overlapping of said open upper end of said garbage receptacle, and at least one built-in-hook fastener adhered by adhesive to said rigid top piece, wherein said flexible loop strap has a loop-type fastener to connect to said hook-system type on outer surface of said sidewalls.
 3. A combination garbage receptacle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adhesive is incorporated in the built-in-hook on the opposite side for a peel and stick application.
 4. A combination garbage receptacle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said a built-in-hook is used to attached the flexible loop strap from dangling when not in use.
 5. A combination garbage receptacle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said the flexible loop strap will release automatically when the refuse exceeds the predetermined interior space with containers when used in the automatic trash dumping process. 